Not happy with Spring in the Copper Country? Things could be worse, much worse. Downstate is bracing for a severe winter storm. National Weather Service forecasters say some parts of the Thumb region of Michigan could get eight inches of snow. A lakeshore flood advisory has been posted for the …
Read More »High School Students To Take Part In Biomechanics Day At Michigan Tech
Michigan Technological University is taking part in National Biomechanics Day Thursday (April 6), a world-wide event for high-school teachers and students to advance the science and education of human biomechanics. This year’s theme is, “Science Meets Fun on National Biomechanics Day.” The Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology (KIP) Department has collaborated …
Read More »VA Holding Couples Retreat In Hancock
IRON MOUNTAIN – The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center will be hosting a Warrior to Soul Mate Retreat for couples in Hancock on April 22-23, 2017. Warrior to Soul Mate is a new program that provides hope and renewal to relationships impacted by military service, deployments, and war. It …
Read More »Skateboard Charity Art Auction To Benefit Houghton, MI Skatepark Project
Houghton, Michigan—The Houghton, MI Skatepark Group is holding a charity art auction at the Keweenaw Brewing Company in Houghton on Thursday, April 13 from 7-9 PM. The event will feature work from 50+ local artists including high school students and professionasls. Quincy Woodwrights, a Houghton-based skateboard deck manufacturer, donated boards …
Read More »Finnish Consul General to speak at Finlandia University commencement
Consul General of Finland to New York Manu Virtamo is providing the keynote address at Finlandia University’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, April 30 at the Paavo Nurmi Center. “It is only fitting that as we celebrate Finland’s centennial anniversary of independence, Finlandia welcomes the most recently appointed Consul General of …
Read More »Tech Theatre and the KSO Bring the Musical “West Side Story” to the Rozsa
HOUGHTON, Michigan (Tuesday, April 5, 2017) – West Side Story changed the very nature of American Musical Theatre. With music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by a young Stephen Sondheim, the play was grounded in a distinctively modern sound with a passionately poetic statement: A place where everyone can grow …
Read More »Environmental Group Calls For A Halt To Drilling In Porcupine Mountains
An environmental organization is blaming recent exploratory drilling for making a “mess” of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The Mining Action Group of the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition issued a statement calling for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to halt any further exploratory drilling in or near the …
Read More »Mohawk Secretary Of State Now Open Two Days A Week
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson reminds residents that the Mohawk office is now open two days a week instead of one. The office at 3616 U.S. Highway 41 will have business hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays through the end of October, when it will return to one-day-a-week service as it …
Read More »Rally In Support Of Equal Pay For Women
April 4th marks the number of extra calendar days a woman has to work on average to make as much as a man during the year for doing the same job. That’s why Tuesday was Equal Pay Day. A rally on the campus of Michigan Tech provided cookies and information on …
Read More »Ways To Treat Adult Acne
If you think acne only happens to teenagers, think again. Adult acne is more frequent in women then men and may be due to fluctuating hormones. Dermatologist Wendy Sadoff says when it comes to treatment, forget what you used as a teen.
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